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Monday, August 18, 2014

Apple Cuts Toxic Chemicals to Make iPhones Friendlier to Assembly Workers

Apple just took a big step towards greening the iPhone by removing two toxic chemicals from part of the production process. While the rare earth elements that go into many modern gadgets might be too environmentally destructive to be called “green,” the Associated Press reports that Apple is abandoning the use of benzene and n-hexane, two potentially hazardous chemicals used in the final assembly process of iPhones. The move to protect workers in the Chinese plants that assemble the phones comes after China Labor Watch and Green America launched petitions calling for Apple to abandon the chemicals.

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